Runpod (Official)

Companion CLIs for Runpod workflows — HuggingFace, GitHub, Docker, and AWS.

runpod-flash — code-first serverless: write Python locally, run it on remote Runpod GPUs/CPUs with `flash dev` (hot-reload + live worker logs), then `flash deploy`. Use for @Endpoint/@remote functions, resource config, and debugging flash deployments. For CLI-only infra management use runpodctl or runpod-mcp.

Start here for any Runpod task — running GPU/CPU pods, deploying serverless endpoints, templates, network volumes, building images, or understanding how Runpod works. Routes the request to the right Runpod skill (runpod-mcp, runpodctl, flash, companion-clis, or runpod-usage). Use when it is unclear which Runpod skill applies.

Manage Runpod infrastructure — pods, serverless endpoints, jobs, templates, network volumes, container-registry auth, GPU/CPU catalog, and billing — via the Runpod MCP server's structured tool calls. Use when the Runpod MCP tools (create-pod, list-endpoints, …) are connected in this session, or to connect them (hosted OAuth or local npx). Prefer this over runpodctl for plain infra CRUD when MCP is available; use runpodctl for the terminal, file transfer, or SSH setup.

How Runpod works and how to work it — pods vs serverless, GPU/VRAM selection, storage, building a container, networking, plus the agentic pod development loop (provision → ssh-exec → set up → poll readiness) and on-pod install hygiene (uv/apt). Use to answer "how does X work", "which GPU", "how do I build a container", or "how do I stand up a workload on a pod". Guidance, not a tool — execute with runpodctl, runpod-mcp, or flash.

Runpod CLI for managing GPU/CPU workloads from the terminal — pods, serverless endpoints, templates, network volumes, Hub deploys, models, SSH, and file transfer (send/receive). Use for terminal/CI/scripting, Hub browse/deploy, SSH setup, `doctor`, or when the Runpod MCP tools are not connected. For structured tool calls in an MCP-enabled session, prefer runpod-mcp.